The John Varley Reader, John Varley
The John Varley Reader, John Varley
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The John Varley Reader
Thirty Years of Short Fiction

Author: John Varley

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir, Arthur Morey, Justine Eyre, various narrators, Susan Hanfield, John Allen Nelson, Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 26 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/26/2022


Synopsis

From the moment John Varley burst onto the scene in 1974, his short fiction was like nothing anyone else was writing. His stories won every award the science fiction field had to offer, many times over. His first collection, The Persistence of Vision, published in 1978, was the most important collection of the decade and changed what fans would come to expect from science fiction.Now, The John Varley Reader gathers his best stories, many out of print for years. This is the volume no Varley fan—or science fiction reader—can do without.

About John Varley

John Varley is an American science fiction author, whose works have won the Nebula Award and several Hugo Awards. His short story “Air Raid” was adapted into the film Millennium. His books include the Gaea Trilogy (Titan, Wizard, and Demon), the Thunder and Lightning Series (Red Thunder, Red Lightning, Rolling Thunder, and Dark Lightning), Steel Beach, The Golden Globe, Mammoth, and many more novels.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.

About Gabrielle de Cuir

Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.

About Arthur Morey

Arthur Morey has won three AudioFile Magazine “Best Of” Awards, and his work has garnered numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed him as a finalist for two Audie Awards. He has acted in a number of productions, both off Broadway in New York and off Loop in Chicago. He graduated from Harvard and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has won awards for his fiction and drama, worked as an editor with several book publishers, and taught literature and writing at Northwestern University. His plays and songs have been produced in New York, Chicago, and Milan, where he has also performed.

About Justine Eyre

Justine Eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated many audiobooks, earning the prestigious Audie Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She is multilingual and known for her great facility with accents. She has appeared on stage, with leading roles in King Lear and The Crucible, and has had starring roles in four films on the indie circuit. Her television credits include Two and a Half Men and Mad Men.

About Susan Hanfield

Susan Hanfield is an Audie Award–winning narrator who comes from a strong classical theater background and loves bringing deep characterizations to all of her work. She has narrated over twenty books, including Ru Emerson’s six-book Night-Threads series. On camera, she has been seen commercially and in numerous international, national, and regional network spots. She also played the title character in Magdalene, an award-winning short film.

About John Allen Nelson

John Allen Nelson’s critically acclaimed roles on television’s 24 and Vanished are among the highlights of his twenty-five-plus years as an actor, screenwriter, and film producer. As a narrator, he won an AudioFile Earphones Award for his reading of Zoo Story by Thomas French.

About Paul Boehmer

J. Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe. Hkis audiobook narrations have garnered nine AudioFile Earphones Awards and two prestigious Audie Awards for Best Narration, besides being a finalist for the Audie Award in 2012 and 2015. Between narrations, he is active in regional theaters across the country. His television appearances include guest spots on Nip/Tuck and Numb3rs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on July 14, 2019

When it comes to the social side of world-building in Science Fiction, slathered with good science, beautifully messed-up situations, and a really vast setting of our Solar-System nestled neatly in Varley's collective imagination, Varley is a master. I've read and raved about some authors for their s......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on December 21, 2021

I picked through some of the more well known pieces here. Not my first experience with Varley, but certainly the deepest. There are some signature themes that seem to recur frequently in his writings, including gender fluidity and a certain uninhibited, and often taboo, eroticism. The stories genera......more

Goodreads review by James on June 12, 2023

From the introduction to the first story: It was while living in this flat that I first got the idea that I might try to write and sell science fiction stories. The reason was simple. I needed the money. ... We had been squeaking by for years on nothing much. I think it may have been easier in those......more

Goodreads review by Peter on February 04, 2017

As you might have gathered from the title, this is a collection of stories from author John Varley. I've only read a little of Varley, but I've always been a little intrigued, and a little intimidated by the prospect of reading his novels, the latter largely because they're mostly set in one univers......more

Goodreads review by Adam on March 03, 2021

Varley is a wildly inventive and original writer, but he's also a hippie and a dirty old man, so I have to dock some points. Several of these stories had oldsters seducing teens or other disgusting stomach churning moments that I can tell we are supposed to think are just groovy baby. His intros fea......more